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LAW 3020 v00
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Zika, Ebola, MERS, and the One Health Model of Global Outbreaks

Last edit: Mon, 05 Feb 2018 16:34:11 GMT

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Semester

Spring

Division

LLM Adjunct

Instructors

UserID

Name

Email

drl23

Lucey, Daniel

drl23@georgetown.edu

dah93

Hougendobler, Daniel

dan.hougendobler@gmail.com

Course

LAW 3020 v00: Zika, Ebola, MERS, and the One Health Model of Global Outbreaks

Title

Zika, Ebola, MERS, and the One Health Model of Global Outbreaks

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Enrollment Limit:

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Days and Times:

SaSu 1:00-4:30p

Proposed Dates (mini-courses only):

This class will meet on the following Spring 2019 dates: 4/13, 4/14, 4/20, and 4/21.

Enrollment Limit:

8

Final Course Requirement:

Take-Home Exam

Assessment types:

Describe “Other”:

Learning Objectives:

Home Program

LL.M

Is Crosslisted:

Yes

Course Type

Seminar

Course Credits

1

Practicum Type

Course Description:

This course will focus on the legal, public health and medical challenges presented by the ongoing Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Ebola epidemics within the "One Health" paradigm--a more inclusive and integrated 3-part framework that takes into account the health of humans, animals, and the environment. The course will address the legal response to epidemic disease, focusing particularly on the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations and will cover recent developments, such as the critical findings of an independent panel that examined the WHO's response to the Ebola epidemic. In addition, Prof. Lucey will provide his personal perspective based on on-the-ground work in responding to Ebola in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea, as well as to MERS throughout the Middle East and Korea.

The course will be discussion-based, with course materials including online readings, videos, and other materials. The class will consist of interactive lectures, general discussion, and classroom outbreak simulation ("tabletop") exercises. During these exercises students will be given a fact pattern and assigned a role (e.g., the WHO Director-General, US Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) officials, NGOs, etc.) and asked to negotiate with others and come to resolution. Grading will be determined based on a take-home exam along with class participation, including discussion and participation in simulation exercises.

Prerequisite Courses:

Strongly Recommended Courses:

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Additional Course Notes:

A student will be permitted to drop a course that meets for the first time after the add/drop period, without a transcript notation, if a student submits a written request to the Office of the Registrar prior to the start of the second class meeting. Withdrawals are permitted up until the last class for this specific course.

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Course Withdrawal Deadline:

Does this course qualify as a "simulation course"?

Is this course available to distance students?

No

Is this a mandatory Pass-Fail course?

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